How a Durban company came to illegally remove a railway line in the Eastern Cape

General manager says they were duped by then Western Cape regional manager Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen

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News | 13 March 2025

Former PRASA boss pleads not guilty to stealing railway line

Mthuthuzeli Swartz and his co-accused plead after six years of court delays

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News | 12 March 2025

Immigrant spaza shop owners battle to meet registration deadline

Problems with documents from Home Affairs affect shop owners’ ability to comply with President Ramaphosa’s announcement about food outlets

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News | 7 March 2025

No-fee school sends learners home for not paying donations

Alfonso Arries Primary School in Gqeberha said parents took a decision to donate R100 per child to fix the crumbling school

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Brief | 28 February 2025

Netball tournament brings locals and immigrants together in Gqeberha

“Our vision is to use sport … to unite people of all colours and origins”

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Brief | 17 February 2025

Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who fought for queer rights, assassinated

He reportedly said that the need to be authentic was greater than his fear of death

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News | 17 February 2025

Protesters angry that Gqeberha company is using workers from Durban

Ibhayi Workers Forum demonstrated outside Dormac in Markman industrial area

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Brief | 13 February 2025

No money to fix broken clinic, says health department

Patients say no maintenance has been done on Colchester’s health facility since 2020

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News | 4 February 2025

Health workers bring Gqeberha hospital to a standstill

Strike since Monday at Dora Nginza Hospital over unpaid overtime

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News | 23 January 2025

Twelve years and counting: Rail theft case to continue after court victory for state

Case involving top PRASA official and theft of 42km of railway line has stalled for at least 21 months

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News | 9 December 2024

Gqeberha Pride Festival: sports uniting communities

Hosting netball games gets more people involved in Pride

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Brief | 25 November 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

“These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city.”

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Brief | 13 November 2024

31 years into democracy and the bucket system isn’t going away any time soon

The bucket eradication programme, started in 2012, has been through three departments and five implementing agents

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Brief | 11 October 2024

Rail theft accused using “Stalingrad tactics”, court hears

Decision on the High Court review brought by Syed Mohiudeen postponed

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News | 12 August 2024

Quieter seas are good news for African penguins

Numbers of breeding pairs in Algoa Bay have bounced back since bunkering stopped

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News | 12 August 2024

SIU starts its probe into street lights tender in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality

Some streets in the metro have been dark for years

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News | 1 August 2024